Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-03-05

good pavements and new houses viii go
up in every section of the town. Peo-
pie shun the cities of loose brick pave
ments.
PAT CUNNINGHAM Indignantly de-
MES that he went away to get married.
That's all right, now, Pat-others
have denied jrst as you have, but after
events disproved the denial. Don't get
scared, old boy.
THOUGHTS of moving day begin to
cast gloom over the mind masculine
| When the time comes. remember Josh
Billings experience. He said "Wen
| wus young l used to do all the lifting;
but now. in my old aige, | am satisfied
to do the grunting
In the name of decency, why are not
| the ''soied doves and street-walkers"
put in the sweat. box2 The number is
increasing, too. Morality and right
demand watchfulness at the'hands of
the proper authorities.
WE are in receipt OF an official notifi-
cation from Adam Forepaugh that he
| will visit us during the coming tenting
| season with his "Only Greatest Show"
| AS this is "oflicial," our readers may
govern themselves accordingly"
Mr.. E. 2. HARRISON has resigned
| his position under the Government, land
returned to his civil engineering. He
was home this week and looked hearty
and contented. With him it is always
sshale, good-fellow, we'll met
| THE Missionary Anniversary of M.
f. Church, South, Sunday School, will
be held on Sunday, March 5th, at Z
O'Clock D. M. The services will be in
teresting and suitable for the occasion.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
AN attempt was made to clean up
the mud on the streets, Friday, but the
snow ended it. We hope the white
mantle will not freeze the order of the
City Fathers, IL it should, thaw
would not occur before the middle of
August.
JUST bet yer last dollar Forepaugh,
the great Snowman, means to pitch his
| tent in the suburbs of Martinsburg
when the genial springtime comes. The
old veteran can't be discounted on his
attractions this season. Menagerie,
! Hippodrome and Great Wild West.
WE make a change this issue which
we think a decided Improvement for
the INDEPENDENT BY using our cut
ting machine, we are enabled to present
the paper in separate pages, thus bring
| ing every page handily to the reader.
This will make every page more valua-
BILE both to readers and advertisers.
THE wife of the Hon. Stephen B. Ell
kins has presented the town of Davis,
w. Va, library consisting Of $500
worth of books, the only condition be-
| ing that the citizens should furnish the
room, which was promptly done. She
also furnishes the leading periodicals
and daily papers.
THE Mechanics Band Fair closed
last Saturday night. About $500 were
realized over and above all expenses.
Mr.. Cal Rhodes drew the handsome
mirror. The following ladies were also
successful in obtaining the articles they
were working for: Miss Robinson gold
watch; Miss Copenhaver, bracelets;
Miss Myers, gold ring. Charley Shaffer
won the gold-headed cane. The mem
bers of the band feel very grateful to
the public for the liberal patronage ex-
tended.
THE enterprising little city of Will
Transport, Md, bordering on the histor-
ic Potomac, intends celebrating its one
hundredth anniversary on May 18th.
The intention is commendable, and we
would like to see our sister across the
river nave a grand and glorious celebra-
ton. She can easily do it if the citi-
zens will all take the same interest in
the matter that brother Richard. of the
Transcript, does. Any help we can
give we offer freely.
NEW STORE AND Stock. See the
advertisement of Mr.. II. J. Homrich in
another column. He will open a choice
and select stock of Jewelry, Gold and
Silver ware, In store room lately occu
pied by Geo. F. Evans. Mr.. Homrich
is an expert operator and has recently
been travelling for wholesale firms and
has a thorough knowledge Of the bust
ness and is well known to our people as
| a correct gentleman.
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